Design Engineer Recruitment Agency

Ignite specialises in engineering recruitment and has placed more than 200 design engineers across mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, systems, and network engineering roles in Australia.

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Work With Ignite for Design Engineer Recruitment

Having worked in the engineering space for more than 40 years, Ignite is one of Australia’s most proficient and capable design engineer search and recruitment firms.

Ignite has recruited design engineers across mechanical, embedded, energy, defence, infrastructure, and telecommunications projects. That includes recruitment for specialist design engineer roles for equipment and manufacturing, and technical roles including embedded C,C++ software design, hardware, and systems design.

We have an extensive portfolio of clients – placements include Western Power and Ampol in energy and utilities, Thales Australia in defence and advanced engineering, GHD and AECOM in infrastructure and engineering consulting, and Telstra, Optus, Huawei, and Alcatel-Lucent across telecom and network design. More broadly, we’re proud to have recruited design engineers for Fujitsu, Honeywell, Rhino-Rack, GME, and Unisys Australia.

Hire Talent✓ No placement, no fee ✓ 3-month replacement guarantee
✓ Same business-day response

ASX-Listed Company

5 Star
Google Rating

40+

Years Of Operation

National Footprint

A Top 10

Supplier To The Federal Government

100

Australian-owned And Operated

Design Engineer Positions

Design engineer positions span multiple disciplines of engineering. Whether it’s manufacturing, mechanical, civil, or software, a design engineer’s role is to bridge the gap between concepts and the final product. A design engineer will be proficient in CAD and CAE software to design and conceptualise projects. Ignite can help organisations to fill entry-level, mid, and senior design engineering roles.

For Employers:

Ignite's design engineer recruitment team can provide your organisation with pre-vetted, technically qualified design engineers across mechanical, civil, structural, electrical, hardware, systems, and network engineering. We've placed more than 150 design engineers into contract, permanent, and temporary roles across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory.

Our recruiters take the time to understand the technical brief, the design software and standards required, and the project context. Every candidate that we put forward will have the right skills, knowledge, experience, and attitude to take on the project.

Hire Talent✓No placement, no fee✓3-month replacement guarantee✓Same business-day response

For Talent:

If you are a design engineer looking for your next challenge, Ignite can help you find your next position. We partner with some of Australia's most exciting organisations that regularly require additional engineering talent. Roles range from contract and project-based work through to permanent positions across Australia.

We’ve Proudly Supported

Ignite specialises in engineering recruitment across energy and utilities, defence and advanced engineering, infrastructure and consulting, telecommunications, and manufacturing. We’re proud to have partnered with some of the biggest names in Australia from Ampol, Telstra, Fujitsu, and Thales Australia across engineering recruitment.

Meet our Engineering Recruitment Specialists

Michael Knight

Business Manager – Engineering 33 years of recruitment experience

Nevien Yanes

Senior Consultant - Engineering 12 years of recruitment experience

Michael Higgins

Account Director – Engineering 21 years of recruitment experience

Ready to Hire Design Engineer Talent Or Not Sure
Where to Start?

Whether you’re filling an urgent vacancy, growing your team, or simply exploring your hiring options, our specialist
design engineer recruiters are here to help.

Hire Talent

✓ No placement, no fee ✓ 3-month replacement guarantee
✓ Same business-day response

Design Engineer Roles We Recruit For

Civil and structural

Civil Design Engineer
Structural Design Engineer

Mechanical and manufacturing

Mechanical Design Engineer
Manufacturing Design Engineer

Electrical, hardware and embedded

Electrical Design Engineer
Hardware Design Engineer
Embedded Systems Engineer

Network and systems

Network Design Engineer
Systems Design Engineer

Leadership and project

Project Design Engineer
Senior Design Engineer
Lead/Principal Design Engineer

Our Specialisations

At Ignite, we specialise in providing exceptional recruitment services for a range of areas, ensuring that we find the right candidates to meet your unique needs.

IT recruitment

Engineering recruitment

Information management recruitment

Cyber security recruitment

Business support recruitment

Ignite has offices across Australia

We recruit nationally across the ACT, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.

Sydney

Melbourne

Canberra

Brisbane

Perth

Hear from our clients

Zarina Fitzgerald

Hiring Manager

National Library of Australia

10/09/2023

Zarina was incredibly helpful. Having never worked through the process to transit someone from an agency contract to a permanent organisational contract I was a bit lost but Zarina explained all the steps and what was needed of me. Thanks.

Mary Farag

Hiring Manager

Movigo Group

12/09/2023

Mary has made the recruitment process so much more pleasurable, by vet and validating pre- interview candidates. Mary has kept in contact throughout the recruitment assignment and has provided continuous updates on new potential candidates, and has successfully put forward 2 individuals who I have now offered positions to.

Michael Higgins

Hiring Manager

ANSTO - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

26/06/2023

Michael is well versed with our organisation and requirements and has been able to source the right candidates. The employees currently working with us are of high quality.

Zarina Fitzgerald

Hiring Manager

Department of Defence

29/08/2023

Zarina has been a pleasure to work with over the last 2 years, she has been very accommodating and open, and has delivered ideal candidates for positions we have required. I would like to thank Zarina for her open communication and friendly nature. Zarina is very approachable and personable.

Nicole Henry

Hiring Manager

Department of Defence

21/08/2023

Nicole is easy to communicate with and has proven professional in all her conduct. Nicole delivers to meet our business needs.

Michael Knight

Hiring Manager

ANSTO - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

11/09/2023

Michael has a deep understanding of the market conditions and our business requirements. Michael is customer focused and provides high quality candidates aligned with business expectations.

Nicole Henry

Hiring Manager

Department of Defence

27/05/2023

Nicole is approachable and responsive to client needs. She actively engages with us as the client, and regularly checking on performance of the candidates she has placed on engagements with us. Nicole works well with us as a client to ensure we obtain best outcomes for the Commonwealth, whilst ensuring we collectively provide the best experience for highly skilled staff.

Michael Higgins

Hiring Manager

ANSTO - Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

8/05/2023

Michael is the ultimate professional, very responsive to our business requirements and goes above & beyond to search & identify suitable candidates.

Nicole Henry

Hiring Manager

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

27/04/2023

Nicole is a pleasure to deal with. She worked tirelessly to provide us a large number of suitable candidates recently to fill some vacancies. The process was so smooth, the candidates are great and everyone is happy!

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Design Engineer Recruitment Agency

Work With Ignite for Design Engineer Recruitment